Security Council

With tensions easing in Ukraine, Europe’s priorities would include enhancing security and stability, improving people’s lives and strengthening the capacity of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to act, the head of that entity told the Security Council today.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Raimonda Murmokaitė (Lithuania):

The Security Council today, following its 19 February open debate on the rule of law, emphasized the vital importance of promoting justice and the rule of law as an “indispensable element” for peaceful coexistence and the prevention of armed conflict.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, addressing the Security Council today, urged deployment of at least 3,000 more troops and police in the Central African Republic to reinforce existing African Union and French forces, also proposing that those be brought under a single command, with a view to the handover to a future United Nations peacekeeping operation there.

The crafting of peacekeeping and peacebuilding mandates offered a “strategic opportunity” to support national rule-of-law priorities, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council this morning, ahead of a day-long open debate that explored the link between strong public institutions and conflict prevention.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Raimonda Murmokaitė (Lithuania):

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Raimonda Murmokaitė (Lithuania):

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Raimonda Murmokaitė (Lithuania):

The Security Council today commended the European Union’s involvement in international negotiation and mediation processes, as well as its commitment to international peacekeeping, peacebuilding, humanitarian assistance and financial and logistical support.